T.v
Byrnzie
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Anyone watch it? The only time I watch t.v is if there's a boxing match or football match on.
I missed - maybe 'missed' is the wrong word - everything to do with the election, apart from Obama's victory speech, which I streamed from CNN on my p.c.
I read all the bruhaha about Sarah Palin, and I feel genuinely pleased that I've never seen her or heard her speak.
My point is, who really needs a t.v? I mean, If there's anything that you want to see especially - The Soprano's, old Northern Exposure episodes, a movie, a documentary - then you can just download them, right?
I don't miss t.v one bit.
I missed - maybe 'missed' is the wrong word - everything to do with the election, apart from Obama's victory speech, which I streamed from CNN on my p.c.
I read all the bruhaha about Sarah Palin, and I feel genuinely pleased that I've never seen her or heard her speak.
My point is, who really needs a t.v? I mean, If there's anything that you want to see especially - The Soprano's, old Northern Exposure episodes, a movie, a documentary - then you can just download them, right?
I don't miss t.v one bit.
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he had a voice that was strong and loud and
i swallowed his facade cos i'm so
eager to identify with
someone above the crowd
someone who seemed to feel the same
someone prepared to lead the way
In fact I just read about some US study about miserable people watching lots of television. I'll see if I can find a link.
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True. But for about 2 years before coming out here the only thing I'd watch in England other then the boxing or footie was the history channel.
Anyway, I see you're in Hong Kong. What's terrestrial t.v like down there? Is it all Chinese like up here - other than CCTV9, which s shit - or do they have a load of U.S and British stuff on?
...are those who've helped us.
Right 'round the corner could be bigger than ourselves.
But let's face it, outside of the occasional must-see sporting event, it's all mostly pure shite.
Who's that sig quote of yours by? T.E Lawrence? Genet? Malcolm X?
They have lots of channels and it is mostly Chinese and British. I get all the Discovery channels which I watch quite a bit. AXN and Starworld too which plays a lot of US TV shows. i.e. CSI, Friends, Seinfeld, and some current shows, but they are a year behind. I actually don't watch much TV either because there is so much to do and fun to be had in Hong Kong.
I do have a slingbox setup at home which I only use for Football....
i now work from home, and its too dangerous to keep on while i work. i get distracted easily.
I've always been a radio freak. I love my shortwave, with all its numbers stations and broadcasts from (probably Big Gov-assisted) rebel factions in strange lands.
Malcolm X, from his autobiography.
I struck with the 3rd bat then.
I've only been to HK once - earlier this year - and despite getting my bag stolen, with my camera, i-pod, shades e.t.c - Bah!! - I loved the place. It's not really China though, in that it's nothing like most of the mainland. I only recently discovered that CCTV5 show live boxing matches - the big fights - and some live Premiership football games. I was gonna buy a satellite dish but I don't think I'll bother now.
I have a TV, but no TV antenna, so I can only watch videos and DVDs (and stuff on my computer). But how did you know I'm still watching Northern Exposure compliments of Netflix??
The best series ever. I've got series 1 & 2 at home on dvd. I'm gonna get the rest soon - maybe for X-mas.
DISPOSABLE HEROES OF HIPHOPRISY - Television by Micheal Franti
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjclAlkN7Uo&feature=related ....
TV: Drug Of The Nation
One nation under god has turned into
one nation under the influence of one drug
(chorus)
Television, the drug of the nation
Breeding ignorance and feeding radiation
T.V., it satellite links
our united states of unconsciousness
apathetic therapeutic and extremely addictive
the methadone metronome pumping out
150 channels 24 hours a day
you can flip through all of them
and still there's nothing worth watching
T.V. is the reason why less than ten percent
of our nation reads books daily
why most people think Central America means Kansas
socialism means unamerican
and apartheid is a new headache remedy
absorbed in its world it's so hard to find us
it shapes our mind the most
maybe the mother of our nation
should remind us that we're sitting too close to...
(chorus)
Television, the drug of the nation
Breeding ignorance and feeding radiation
T.V. is the stomping ground
for political candidates
where bears in the woods
are chased by grecian formula'd bald eagles
T.V. is mechanized politic's
remote control over the masses
co-sponsored by enironmentally safe gases
watch for the PBS special
it's the perpetuation of the two-party system
where image takes precedence over wisdom
where sound bite politics are served
to the fastfood culture
where straight teeth in your mouth
are more important than the words
that come out of it
race baiting is the way to get elected
Willie Horton or will he not get elected on...
(chorus)
Televison, the drug of the nation
Breeding ignorance and feeding radiation
T.V., is it the reflector or the director
does it imitate us or do we imitate it
because a child watches 1500 murders
before he's twelve years old
and we wonder how we've created
a Jason generation that learns to laugh
rather than abhor the horror
T.V. is the place where armchair generals
and quarterbacks can experience first hand
the excitement of video warfare
as the themesong is sung in the background
sugar sweet sitcoms that leave us with
a bad actor taste while pop stars metamorphosize
into soda pop stars you saw the video
you heard the soundtrack
well now go buy the soft drink
well, the only cola that I support
is a union C.O.L.A. (cost of living allowance) on...
(chorus)
Television, the drug of the nation
Breeding ignorance and feeding radiation
Back again, "new and improved"
we return to our irregularly programmed schedule
hidden cleverly between heavy breasted
beer and car commmercials
CNNESPNABCTNT but mostly B.S.
where oxymoronic language like
"virtually spotless" "fresh frozen"
light yet filling" and
"military intelligence" have become standard
T.V. is the place where phrases are redefined
like "recession" to "necessary downturn"
"crude oil" on a beach to "mousse"
"civilian death" to "collateral damages"
and being killed by your own army
is now called "friendly fire"
T.V. is the place where the pursuit of
happiness has become the pursuit of trivia
where toothpaste and cars
have become sex objects
where imagination is sucked out of children
by a cathode ray nipple
T.V. is the only wet nurse
that would create a cripple
on...
(chorus)
Television, the drug of the nation
Breeding ignorance and feeding radiation
Peace
*MUSIC IS the expression of EMOTION.....and that POLITICS IS merely the DECOY of PERCEPTION*
.....song_Music & Politics....Michael Franti
*The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite INSANE*....Nikola Tesla(a man who shaped our world of electricity with his futuristic inventions)
There.. I am the one TV watcher and proudly so.
As individual fingers we can easily be broken, but together we make a mighty fist ~ Sitting Bull
Shit! You even have a nickname for it! :eek:
I occasionally catch a headline on the MSN main page, or it's equivalent, as I'm waiting for my e-mail page to appear - some of these headlines refer to X-Factor, or American Idol, or some such shit, and I feel genuinely grateful that I'm not in a position where I have to see that crap everyday. Not just the t.v, but even just sitting on a train in England on the way to work and seeing the front pages of other people's newspapers used to depress me - or the fact that every fucker was reading the same book.
I used to enjoy looking at the adverts on the Seoul subway as they were all unintelligible to me and so they were innocuous. If I looked at an advert on the London underground I'd feel imposed upon - even violated in some way. This shit comes at you from many angles. T.v is just a constant barrage of crap. Being in Asia I can look at this stuff and it has no effect on me because I can't interpret the language. It's all just wallpaper to me here. So I feel cleaner.
I just find having a TV on droning in the background a great irritation.
The economy has polarized to the point where the wealthiest 10% now own 85% of the nation’s wealth. Never before have the bottom 90% been so highly indebted, so dependent on the wealthy.
Agreed. I will walk into my parent's house and the TV will be on, and nobody is even watching it. It's just on. It's some sort of comfort thing. I lived with people in college who would fall asleep to the TV, and it would play all night. I can't stand having the TV on the background.
Totally. Not that I don't watch my fair share of programs. However, I HATE having the motherfucker on at all times.
My husband loves it. :mad: Not only as background noise, but he has at times made freaking excel sheets to figure out the scheduling of the shows he wants to watch and how he can record them all. :eek:
It's an issue.
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Prepare for tending to your garden, America.
you're not alone.....i love my tivo....since there is so little quality shows on nowadays it's great to record it and watch at my leisure....and yes i'm one of those "weirdos" that like to have the tv on....or music....i don't like living in silence....i can't concentrate....ah add....so much fun
as for what i watch, besides 30 rock, boston legal and entourage i usually watch discovery, tlc and law and order reruns
But then again, I live in a nice city now, there are lots of cool people here, there's lots to do... I lived in a small town before, it's a huge difference.
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